What Does a 13-Year-Old See on Snapchat in a Normal Week?

[dgudkov]

https://www.afterbabel.com/p/snapchat-recommends-harmful-content-kids-brooke-istook-2026

[tangenter]

The uncomfortable truth is HN needs to see this. And the usual responses of “it’s the job of the parents to police this, not society and not laws” should have one comment thread dedicated so they can all echo to each other the same statement over and over while the rest of the thread actually talks about the article and the societal issues at hand.

[bcraven → tangenter]

Yes I think when the social media bans (e.g. Australia, UK) are mentioned _this_ is the context that the conversation is missing.

[lobster45]

The reality is these platforms are optimized to use any content to increase page views and ad revenue. I am typically not an advocate of regulation, however at the very least restrict these platforms to 18 and older

[bix6]

What the fuck

[PearlRiver]

When a minor gets online it is only a matter of when not if before they get questions about their underwear.

[andsoitis]

I think it is undeniable that that would fuck you up. Imagine, that's what you see, normalized...

[fragmede]

yeah, that's fucked.